The Birthday Party was an Australian post-punk band formed in Melbourne, active from 1978 to 1983, led vocally by Nick Cave and noted for a dark, abrasive sound.

Band members associated with the group (publicly verifiable) include Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Rowland S. Howard, Tracy Pew and Phill Calvert. Key releases include Prayers on Fire, Junk Yard and the Mutiny / The Bad Seed EP. The band originated in Melbourne and is commonly described as influential in post-punk/noise scenes.

Three DeBaser reviews praise The Birthday Party's abrasive, cathartic post-punk sound. Reviewers highlight Nick Cave's intense vocals and the band's blend of post-punk, blues and noise. Key records discussed are Junk Yard, Prayers on Fire and Mutiny / The Bad Seed. The coverage frames the music as unsettling, theatrical and influential on later noisy/claustrophobic bands.

For:Fans of abrasive post-punk, Nick Cave listeners, readers who seek dark and cathartic music.

 The Birthday Party, in other words, a successful and absolutely unique post-punk/blues/new wave transplant, distinct from the funky-shit made in the 80s and located in an Australia halfway between San Francisco and Bratislava: Melbourne.

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 A fundamental record if on some evenings you feel prey to dark pain, or certain delusions and want to break everything around you; a record that performs a catharsis on sadness, but that not everyone will manage to listen to: one of the most violent and impressionistic records of Nick Cave.

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 And the priest arrived and my head exploded.

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